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Singhamoeba horticola (Singh & Hanumaiah, 1979) N. Comb., Type Species of Singhamoeba N. G.
Author(s) -
SAWYER THOMAS K.,
NERAD THOMAS A.,
MUNSON DONALD A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1992.tb01289.x
Subject(s) - type species , genus , zoology , type (biology) , biology , botany , ecology
. Small cyst‐forming amoebae described as Schizopyrenus horticolus Singh & Hanumaiah, 1979, were cultured from sediment samples taken from three sites along the Chester River, Kent County, MD. Morphological studies on cysts and trophozoites showed sufficient differences between Sch. horticolus and the type species, Sch. russelli Singh, 1952, to justify its removal from that genus. A new genus, Singhamoeba is proposed to accommodate the species horticolus .